[MD] Reading & Comprehension

[david buchanan]

Andre said to Marsha:
... and I am not the only one on this discuss who suggests that his pov is a detriment to the MOQ. Even Mr. Pirsig has said so!!! ( Annotn. 132/133)



dmb says:

Right. This is the part that bothers me the most. We have the author on record saying that he thinks Bodvar has misinterpreted the MOQ in a way that undermines it. I don't see how a reasonable person could dismiss Pirsig or defend Skutvik on this point. It's hard to imagine how the evidence could be more convincing. It's explicit, unequivocal and directed at his particular misinterpretation.

And yet there are still people who follow Bo despite that. I can only conclude that such followers are not persuaded by evidence and are not reasonable people. Maybe they don't know how to evaluate things like evidence or maybe they just don't care about its value. Since the consequences are the same either way, I guess it doesn't really matter which road was taken.

I realize that's going to hurt some feelings. Sorry, but the obvious truth of the matter takes precedence over such concerns. I could have tried to coat it with candy but it seems even more insulting and condescending to sugar it up. It even seems right, somehow, that people SHOULD be embarrassed by their unreasonableness. We have no duty to respect goofy beliefs just because people hold them. Quite the opposite. 

 		 	   		  
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